The barony was not formally passed to Maurice, apparently because his elder brother had disapproved of Maurice's marriage. Instead it was granted to King Henry VII, to be returned to the Maurice's heirs only on the death of the King's last male heir (which turned out to be King Edward VI who died in 1553).

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